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2018 Tesla Model 3 brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 90 complaints for the 2018 Tesla Model 3, 5% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
90 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
5,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
20 and 0
Injuries and deaths
6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Brakes complaints by mileage, 2018 Tesla Model 3 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 5,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 0 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 5,000 miles
Based on 15 complaints that include mileage. 100% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles12
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles0
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 15 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 5,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 20 crashes, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving on auto pilot mode when I was going to make a right hand turn when in order to slow down at the traffic ahead of me, I applied the brakes but there was no brake action whatsoever. This was not a panic situation, it was just normal braking. When the brakes failed to actuate and the vehicle accordingly wasn't slowing down, in order to avoid hitting pedestrians or the vehicle in front of me, I swerved to the right and ended up hitting a tree.

Reported at 8,137 miles, January 2019 CrashInjury

Tesla model 3 (2018) proceeded to accelerate while brake pedal was depressed going through an intersection causing uncontrollable maneuver and vehicle control loss. The vehicle failed to respond to pedal input and failed to deploy airbags upon impact with a tree and fence continuing to accelerate throughout such incident. Autopilot was engaged prior to crash. No forward collision warning activated.

Reported at 4,200 miles, November 2018 Crash

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Brakes problems in other years

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